Adopt-a-Dolphin

Help protect dolphins and their habitat by adopting a wild
bottlenose dolphin. Join our "dolphin family" and help build a better future for these magnificent creatures living in our oceans. Your support will help our important conservation and research efforts.

Mozza

MOZZA, short name for Mozzarella, has been observed many times by the L.A. Dolphin Project Research Team and only in the coastal waters of Santa Monica Bay.

$50$100

Ninamom

NINAMOM is a female observed exclusively in coastal waters. She is also a mother and was spotted with her calf twice in 1998 and 1999.

$50$100

Nico

NICO has been observed mostly in coastal waters by the L.A. Dolphin Project Research Team. We have only seen him once offshore.

$50$100

Melmom

MELMOM is a female observed along the coastal waters of Santa Monica Bay. MELMOM is a mother and the L.A. Dolphin Project Team has seen her in company of her calf on several occasions.

$50$100

Eos

EOS was observed mostly in coastal waters but, occasionally, he was seen foraging along the Redondo submarine Canyon in the offshore waters of the Santa Monica Bay. EOS was also found in the same school of another member of our adoption family, POINT.

$50$100

Point

POINT is a coastal dolphin although he was observed in offshore waters on one occasion. He was also found in the same school with EOS, another member of our dolphin adoption family.

adopt-a-dolphin kits make great gifts

For each minimum $50.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution you will receive:

A personalized Adopt-a-Dolphin certificate with your name, the name of your adopted dolphin and a color image of its dorsal fin (dorsal fin photographs are used by researchers to identify individual dolphins)

A bottlenose dolphin info sheet with a list of the dates your dolphin has been sighted since the start of our work in 1996

For each minimum $100.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution, in addition to all the items listed above, you will also receive: A Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin (this is a soft plush folding stuffed animal; un-velcro its belly and it quickly becomes a pillow).

Upon receipt of your order, your Adopt-a-Dolphin kit(s) will be shipped within 10 business days via USPS Priority Mail.

MEET THE DOLPHINS

The six dolphins available here for adoption, are just a few of the individuals already photo-identified by Ocean Conservation Society research teams...

Meet the Dolphins

The six dolphins available here for adoption, are just a few of the individuals already photo-identified by Ocean Conservation Society research teams. You can adopt them into your family and help them remain healthy and safe with a tax-deductible minimum donation of $50.00 (or $100.00 if you wish to include a Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin). Unlike other adoption programs where donations are used to cover administrative costs, your donation will go entirely to support on the water dolphin research.

The Ocean Conservation Society research team has recently updated the matching of coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins observed in Southern California waters. Since 1997, we have analyzed tens of thousands of bottlenose dolphin images and photo-identified 647 distinct individuals. Of these, 375 were coastal, 241 offshore, and 31 were present in both coastal and offshore waters. Our matching work is ongoing.

adopt-a-dolphin kits make great gifts

For each minimum $50.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution you will receive:

adopt-a-dolphin kits make great gifts

For each minimum $50.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution you will receive:

A personalized Adopt-a-Dolphin certificate with your name, the name of your adopted dolphin and a color image of its dorsal fin (dorsal fin photographs are used by researchers to identify individual dolphins)

A bottlenose dolphin info sheet with a list of the dates your dolphin has been sighted since the start of our work in 1996

For each minimum $100.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution, in addition to all the items listed above, you will also receive: A Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin (this is a soft plush folding stuffed animal; un-velcro its belly and it quickly becomes a pillow).

Upon receipt of your order, your Adopt-a-Dolphin kit(s) will be shipped within 10 business days via USPS Priority Mail.